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Preface | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
The Pervasiveness of Divorce and the Value of Diverse Voices | p. 1 |
Why This Book? | p. 1 |
The Pervasiveness of Divorce | p. 2 |
The Effects of Divorce on Children | p. 4 |
The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce | p. 7 |
Diverse Scholarly Voices | p. 17 |
Risk and Resilience | p. 18 |
Why the Theme of Loss and Growth? | p. 18 |
Theoretical Perspective and Methods | p. 21 |
The Divorce Variability and Fluidity Model | p. 21 |
An Account-Making Theoretical Perspective | p. 24 |
Young Persons' Voices: How Were Their Stories Gathered and Analyzed? | p. 26 |
Caveats on Drawing Inferences From the Narrative Accounts | p. 28 |
Voices of Despair | p. 31 |
Shock and Disillusionment | p. 32 |
End of the ôPerfect Familyö | p. 34 |
Divorce Chaos and Craziness | p. 40 |
Financial and Visitation Difficulties | p. 42 |
In the Middle | p. 45 |
Deep Sadness | p. 49 |
Becoming a Cynic | p. 53 |
Just Plain Pain | p. 56 |
Death of a Sibling as a Subtheme in Divorce | p. 57 |
Conclusions | p. 59 |
Voices of Hope | p. 61 |
Friendly Divorce | p. 62 |
Getting a ôReal Dadö | p. 64 |
Perceiving Good and Bad Outcomes, But Mostly Good | p. 67 |
Coming Through the Wilderness and Finding Hope | p. 73 |
In the End: Growth and Hope | p. 77 |
Will Not Accept ôJust Good Enoughö | p. 82 |
A Nuanced Position | p. 86 |
Conclusions | p. 89 |
Becoming ôParentlessö Due to Divorce | p. 91 |
ôToo Lateö | p. 92 |
Father Became Too Busy | p. 95 |
Losing a Father Early, Then Sporadic Involvement | p. 96 |
A ôDouble Lossö of Father | p. 98 |
Death of a Sibling, Then Loss of a Father | p. 101 |
ôYou're the Man of the House Nowö | p. 104 |
Hope Mixed With Loss | p. 105 |
Conclusions | p. 113 |
Family Chaos and Resilience | p. 115 |
Strength in Appreciation of Complexity | p. 115 |
Multiple Divorces | p. 123 |
Pretending That the Family Is Normal | p. 126 |
The Long Struggle | p. 128 |
The Imperative to Mature | p. 130 |
Difficulty in Accepting a Stepdad | p. 133 |
Conclusions | p. 135 |
Recent Narratives and New Perspectives on Divorce | p. 137 |
Pragmatism | p. 138 |
The Present and Future of Divorce: A Fading Stigma? | p. 141 |
Divorce and the ôHookupö Culture | p. 142 |
Conclusions | p. 143 |
Conclusions | p. 145 |
Connections to the Divorce Literature | p. 146 |
Extensions of the Existing Literature: Newly Emerging Themes | p. 154 |
The Final Conclusion: The Need to Talk and Express Thoughts and Feelings | p. 158 |
Appendix | p. 161 |
Web Sites | p. 161 |
Readings | p. 162 |
References | p. 163 |
Author Index | p. 167 |
Subject Index | p. 169 |
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